Pep Guardiola stated that Manchester City must look after Erling Haaland, even if it means playing with less assurance.
Almost immediately after rounding the goalie in their Champions League victory over Slovan Bratislava, Haaland finished calmly to make the game secure. Following the match, the No. 9 and Guardiola had a long conversation as they went off the field together.
Although the manager of City would prefer to have Haaland play the entire game, he must consider the demanding timetable. After engaging in a violent altercation at St. James’ Park over the weekend, the Norwegian concluded that enough was enough in Slovakia.
“I will keep him playing all the time, but we need to take care of him since after a 0–3 lead, the game was practically finished. He took a serious knock in the last game against Newcastle, which is why things improved following Rico’s wonderful pass goal that made the score 0–3.
In the Champions League, McAtee improved City’s goal differential by scoring his first goal as a substitute and making the score 4-0. The manager expressed his happiness with City’s first win, saying he was not too concerned about goal differential because he did not know about the precise qualifying requirements.
He said, “I do not think about it, but someone stated that to me.” “Winning games will suffice. Three tough, tough away games make it tougher. Need to score a lot of points, and today’s win is the first step toward moving up the table.”